CZC C9 netbook measures 5mm in thickness, is world’s thinnest

The CZC C9 netbook is claimed to be the new world’s thinnest netbook and measures a mere 5 millimeters (or 0.2 inches) in thickness. The CZC C9 netbook is the product of the China company, Zichuang Technology.

A 5mm thickness is definitely thin enough to win the world’s thinnest netbook title. To date, we have not heard of any netbook that measures less than 1 cm in thickness. So it should deserve the title. The CZC C9 netbook is also pretty lightweight, weighs only 750 grams.

The CZC C9 is powered by an ARM11 based processor, features an 8.9 inch screen that has resolution of 1024×600 pixels. It’s also stuffed with a 1GB RAM, 8GB flash-based storage, 2 USB ports and one VGA port.

The battery of this netbook can last around 6 to 9 hours, which sounds pretty impressively long and the OS is a customized Linux. The price during launch is $220 and no info if it will get out of China.

The pictures below are not so convincing for its 5-mm claim. The 5-mm thickness was most probably measured at the thinnest point. And apparently it does get thicker further down.

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VERTU Boucheron Luxury Mobile Phone

The financial crisis has not stopped Vertu from creating new phones, nor has it stopped us from making replicas of those phones. The new Vertu Boucheron is now available at lux-replica-phones.com!

The Vertu Boucheron is a true work of art, and explores just how luxurious a phone can get. And now, you don't need to spend thousands to get your hands on one. A replica of one of the most expensive phones out there, the Vertu Boucheron clone is now available on our website at an all time low price.

The Vertu Boucheron is plated with 24K gold and is meant to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boucheron jewelry house in Paris. Each phone takes 1000 hours to cut into shape, 700 hours to hand polish, and more then 500 hours to build. All this makes for a phone with unsurpassed beauty that is sure to impress anyone.

The keypad and screen are made of scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and the phone's body features a scratch-resistant finish. The phone's weight is off by only a few ounces and is impossible to distinguish from the original. The phone is built from only the highest quality material, as is the case with all of our phones.

The phone comes without a camera, just like the original. The software is CECT based with originally ripped sounds, backrounds, themes, and menu structure. The SIM card pops out from the top, just like on the original. Every phone is equipped with a 262k hi-definition TFT display, an MP3 audio and an MP4 video player, 1 GB internal memory, Bluetooth capability, voice tags, world time, and a currency converter. Every phone comes with a high quality gift box, 2 batteries, a stereo headset, a USB cable, a house charger, and a user's manual.

NB! The VERTU Boucheron copy is fully unlocked to work with any provider in the world. Unlike other manufacturers who use the same IMEI codes for their replicas, our VERTU Boucheron replica phones feature different IMEI codes so that your phone does not get shut down in case the IMEI number is reported.

Technical Specifications

Frequency	Tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz
Display	2.2" 176×220, 260k Color
Languages	English, French, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Malaysian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Russian
Audio	Polyphonic 64-chord, MP3, MP4, MIDI, Equalizer, FM Radio, Stereo Bluetooth Support
Video	3GP, MP4; Full-Screen Playback Support
Camera	No camera
Memory	1GB Internal, 300 Phonebook Contacts/200 SMS and MMS; External Memory Not Supported
Data Transfer	USB, Bluetooth
Internet	WAP, GPRS
Messaging	SMS (Multiple), MMS
Battery	BL-5CV, Li-Ion, 1050 mAh, 3.7V; 5 hours talk-time, 400 hours stand-by
Games	4 Standard + Downloadable
Dimensions	130x42x13 mm
Weight	166 Grams
Color	Gold, Black Leather
Misc	Schedule, 5 Alarms, Groups, Voice Tags, World Time, Health Management, E-Book, Memo/To-Do, Currency Exchange, Calculator, Voice Recorder
Comes With	2 Battery, 1 Charger, 1 USB Cable, 1 Hands-free, 1 Manual, Gift-box

Special Price : $410.00

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Microsoft has end the Windows AutoPlay

A new update for older versions of Windows should end up with the AutoPlay features, widely used by criminals to install malware.

According to the official statement of the company, the update, the versions for XP, Server 2003 and Server 2008, only affects USB devices. The feature remains active for CDs and DVDs

With the change, the User must insert the pen drive, open the folder and run the file manually. Although more laborious, the procedure should provide more security to the system.

Some USB devices programmed to act as CDs The change in the system should not affect them at this time, but Microsoft said it would soon have a solution to the problem.


In April, the company said the feature would be disabled in Windows 7. The decision was taken to prevent infection by malware, especially Confiker, known for using the AutoPlay to spread.

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Core i9 comes to 6.4GHz and hit record in 3DMark Vantage

2010 will definitely be a great year for hardcore enthusiasts and on duty with the arrival of the next generation of Intel processors, the Gulftown.

Featuring 6-core, dubbed the Core i9, the 6.4Ghz CPU reached the hands of the legendary overlcoker Shamino, with the help of liquid nitrogen (LN2) and vcore at 2.02V.

The system ran perfectly stable with the six-core 5.9GHz, nailing an impressive 51,177 points in 3DMark Vantage Performance! It is noteworthy that the current record is 32,328 points.

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Scientists develop contact lenses that mix real and virtual

Can you imagine if the real world blends with the virtual? Everything you see in fiction films can be reality soon.

Ever heard of augmented reality? It is a technology that integrates the real world with the virtual, making digital data appear in the physical world. It would be like using glasses that provide us information about what we see. When looking at the board of a street, the device show data such as maps and tips for eating out in the region. If this sounds interesting in the lens of the glasses, just imagine if the research at the University of Washington go right. They are trying to deploy the technology in contact lenses.

According to a report in Wired magazine, students, scientists and university professors are developing a contact lens with very small electronic circuits and the ability to capture radio frequencies. The team led by professor Babak Parvis bionanotechnology has worked in the lens since 2004.

The intention is that in the future, it can provide information on what you see, such as comments, food composition and photos. By seeing the face of an acquaintance, the lens could show which were the last posts it on Orkut and Twitter, for example.

The researchers also found an application for a medical "magic lens". It would be used to monitor the person's vital signs: temperature, glucose, sodium and potassium in the blood. According to researchers, much of the information that is achieved with blood tests can be read through the surface of the eye.

A major concern is the harm that the lens can cause the eyeball. It is tested in rabbits, but it should take to be applied in humans. Scholars say they need more tests and find out more about the functioning of vision.

While we expect the order and approval of research, we can only dream of the technology. Imagining the day when we can play video games in the backyard, fighting imaginary enemies, but real to our eyes.

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Supercomputer has up to 80 cores and 1 TB of RAM

What if your computer at home had, say ten cases Qud-Core Xeon 5500 (the most advanced model of quad-core libh server)? Ah, your problem is with RAM? So how about 1 TB to solve this?

These impressive numbers is what the SGI offers with its Octane III, the personal supercomputer. There are several possible configurations, with the cheapest of them costs U.S.$ 8.

Among the settings available, there are the following:
- It has Quad-Core Xeon 5500 with two sockets;
- A Quad-Core Xeon 5500 sockets with two workstation with NVIDIA advanced or support other video card;
- 19 (!) Quad-Core Xeon 3400 with a sopcket;
- 19 Dual Core Atom processor with a socket.

SGI says that the Octane III allows "a new era of innovation in science esteratégica, research, development and visualization. The company also says it is a way "cheap" to have a computer capable of advanced scientific research. Probably is. Rather he wanted to see a toy that running a Modern Warfare 2.

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Inventor turns dead mouse on computer mouse

Inventor turns dead mouse on computer mouse

A controversial project published on the site of inventions and improvisations "Instructables" teaches the User to create a computer mouse from a mouse killed. Called "Mouse mouse!", The invention is explained step-by-step through pictures and text instructions.

A common mouse is disassembled and its parts has changed, which are then incorporated into the mouse "stuffed". Users' noahw "and" canidae ", signing the bill, warning of the photos" heavy ", which may bother some readers.

Photo published on the site "Instructables' shows the final turned into a stuffed mouse computer mouse. The project is signed by the users 'noahw' and 'canidae'.

Project involves taxidermy techniques to prepare the animal changes to a standard mouse enable the adaptation of the circuits.

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Nintendo insists: Wii UK price is lower - but you might not benefit

Nintendo UK says that it has cut prices for the Wii, just as has been done in the US - but that it's up to retailers whether you'll actually see that difference when you come to hand your cash over.

Following the news of big price cuts in Japan and the US - the price of the machine would fall by ¥5,000 (£33) in Japan and drop from $249 (£152) to $199 in America - Nintendo UK has insisted that over here the price has also fallen, though it will not say by how much.

A Nintendo spokesperson told the Guardian:

Unfortunately I cannot disclose the Wii trade price to you - it is a confidential figure shared only between Nintendo and retailers - just in the same way Apple and Sony will not disclose their trade prices if were to ring them up today and ask.

But, the spokesperson insists,

We ARE lowering the cost price of Wii to retailers in the UK. If retailers do not decide to pass that saving onto consumers - we cannot be blamed for that - but we have lowered the price.

Under EU Anti-Competition law, of course, Nintendo cannot set the retail price. It can offer the SRP - suggested retail price - but under laws passed some years ago, it cannot set the final price. This allows retailers to compete on price with each other, and to come up with different ways to market things. (In general, it's a good thing.)

As a rule of thumb, the trade price for most goods is about 40% of the retail price. (If you don't know that, you haven't been watching The Apprentice closely enough.) If the Wii retail price been cut by $50 and ¥5,000 in Japan, should we expect - given the way that goods so often seem to have a unitary dollar-pound conversion rate - that the Wii's £199 price will fall by £50? Or is the $50 price fall in the US indicative of a wholesale price fall of $20?

It's interesting that Nintendo has managed to drop the price to retailers, and Japanese companies have been suffering from the effects of the yen's rise, which has effectively cut their profits from overseas sales - hence the price rise (from £179 to £199) earlier this year.

Let us know if you see the Wii falling in price. Perhaps a pricetracker would work...

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Got 9 Friends? You can get Windows 7 DVD for Free

First, answer some simple questions:

1. Do you have a computer at home that can run Windows 7. You may use the free Upgrade Advisor utility to determine if your current Windows XP, Vista or Linux machine* meets the system requirements for Windows 7.

2. Do you have 9 or more friends in town?

3. Do you live in any of the following countries – India, US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Spain or Hong Kong?

If you just said yes to all the above questions, here’s an opportunity for you to grab a free Windows 7 Ultimate DVD shipped to you without charge along with some other Windows 7 goodies straight from Microsoft.

Microsoft will do a public launch of Windows 7 on October 22 and to generate buzz around the event, they are inviting Windows enthusiasts from around the world to throw up small parties at their own homes and show off the new Windows 7 to friends and family members.

You can apply to become a party host at houseparty.com and if selected, you’ll receive a special Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate edition in your mailbox.

You may sign-up to become a host using your existing Facebook account or your Windows Live ID. Microsoft will send you an email sometime in the second week of September to let you know if you are through.

*Though Microsoft has not mentioned Mac users anywhere, I guess you can also apply if your Macbook is running Windows via Parallels, VMWare Fusion, Boot Camp or some other virtualization software.

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2010 Peugeot RCZ Limited Edition

The RCZ compact coupe is being introduced by Peugeot in a Limited Edition of only 200 units. These vehicles are especially reserved for European buyers who will order their cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show or on the Peugeot website.

If you’re wondering why it has to be 200, the number is significant as next year marks the 200th anniversary of the existence of Peugeot as an industrial brand name. Powering the RCZ is a 1.6-litre THP petrol engine making 115kW (156hp), which is the same engine that MINI’s Roadster Concept has but gets 155kW (211hp) from it. More details and photos after the jump!
There’s speculation though that the more powerful RCZ is currently being developed. The car runs off a 6-speed manual gearbox and sends power to the 19-inch wheels. These are matte black and are housed inside smoked chrome wheels arches.The Limited Edition RCZ features new pearlescent white paintwork and a double bubble roof covered in carbon fiber.

The interior includes Nappan black leather upholstery with heating function, front and rear parking assistance and more. These and other features like directional bi-xenon headlights, are part of three packages included with the €35,500 price.

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Curious things appear in Google Earth images

At a first glance, these landscapes of Google Earth to play some may seem alien humorous. But in reality, are only the result of the trained eyes of the fans of this Internet service free of satellite images over the Internet.

The images shown are real, but look like faces or world-famous icons such as aerial photo of a labyrinth in the U.S. state of Arizona that is reminiscent of TV presenter Oprah Winfrey. Or, the image of a shadow on sand dunes in Peru that resembles the face of Jesus Christ.

Actual photos and their supposed similarities, presented Wednesday at the site of the Daily Mail, also come with a field of Massachusetts seems to have been carved in the shape of the symbol of Halloween, the pumpkin for Halloween or a photo of Rockies that resembles the image of a Canadian Indian wearing headphones.

The famous gardens of Versailles in France, seen from above, may suggest the image of the little robot Johnny Five. Or, a field in Poland that resembles the face of former President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

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